From former Labour insiders, their membership is overly concerned about being labeled "looney left". They need to know they will be labeled that no matter what. Labour needs to take a principled stand on what is best for New Zealand, not some left-right positioning game. #nzpol

Open letter to the Minister for Children. You can sign it #nzpol

I missed this when it popped up a few weeks back. The current govt's anti-environment policies could harm diplomatic relations, and they accidentally gave away this information. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

"ACC publishes how much it contracts surgeries for, why won't Health New Zealand? Rampant contracting-out is the Americanisation of our health system. New Zealanders will end up paying more, waiting longer, and getting less." #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

You may have heard the NZ will will hit its first emissions reduction target for 2022-25. In fact it will miss it by about 7Mt CO2e. The confusion comes from methodological changes, which make it seem like NZ cut its emissions by 7Mt when in fact it was just a measurement change.

The one govt organisation that can report on the government's performance has had 6 staff cuts in less than 2 years. This alone is very damning of the current government. #nzpol Source: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO25...

The only legislation, either current or proposed, that requires "political neutrality" of service workers in the public sector. And it reminds me of Simeon Brown's chilling response a few months ago to doctors' criticism of current govt policy endangering patients. #nzpol

In case anyone missed it... There is NO good news with Amazon in NZ. They have built no data centre. They buried a wetland and built nothing on it. Luxon's standup this morning was an embarrassment. newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/02/a...

Hey Russel, "Minister for Homelessness" is pretty based. Accurate tho. The Bish's legacy: increasing child poverty and lowering living standards

Anti-semitic violence is terrible. But hang on, why is there zero attempt in this report, or by any news agency, to contact Iran, or any agency representing Iran about this? None at all. News reporting on this is glaringly incomplete, and skewed in an odd way. www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

Really, really good summary of the NZ economy. Banks in NZ have not lent money to businesses in NZ for over a year, only to property investors. That should be a concern

The current NZ govt's unhinged proposed new Road User Charges (RUC) penalise you for driving an efficient car, and reward you for driving a 3-tonne pollution machine. #onetermgovernment #nzpol calculator here:https://what-will-rucs-cost-me.netlify.app/

This proposed health legislation is really really bad in a bunch of ways. This in particular is VERY chilling: it's the only law that explicitly prevents public servants (including doctors and nurses) from criticising the government. #nzpol www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/governm...

youtu.be/2_Dtmpe9qaQ hmm thoughts?

When you're THIS offside from Mandy Patinkin, you are in trouble #gaza youtube.com/shorts/ESpYF...

Nurses strike for better conditions and pay, this guy tries to guilt trip them. What a piece of work. Absolutely on point cartoon from @domesticanimal.bsky.social once again #nzpol

If July is Ardern reflection month let’s also reflect on how many men in the media consistently target women in power and are not stopped by editors because misogyny sells, which culturally impacts our stats from health to politics & has real life implications for anyone who is not a cis white man.

That #southpark episode is very silly and crass - and funny. TFG could have laughed it off quite easily, said it was very funny and silly, not to be taken seriously... Instead the WHITEHOUSE tries to put down southpark as a "fourth rate show". No sense of humour, donnie?

Oh hey, Fonterra froze domestic dairy prices in 2011, setting a different price to the export price. But now they wont. Why is that? #nzpol #foodprices #nzbutter www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

In light of recently passed legislation making it impossible to register to vote after early voting starts, here is a sticker #nzpol

Speaking outside the GCSB headquarters, David Seymour declared he would classify poverty as a form of domestic terrorism. "Being unable to afford basic necessities clearly demonstrates willful intent." Food banks will be monitored as potential terrorist supply chains. -NZ Harald #nzpol #satire

This is not normal. This is a way to destroy public services, destroy people's confidence in government. We should not be buying into any of it. #nzpol #bhn

youtu.be/KMw0yUK5ydM @clrenney.bsky.social mythbusting seems a good term. Underfunding the health system, and trying to hide it. #nzpol

Yo new @kaimataara.bsky.social meme just dropped

Finding out the star of one of my favourite shows #strangenewworlds is a white supremacist, anti-trans and extreme zionist kinda sucks.

Meme collab with @kaimataara.bsky.social #nzpol #journalism #paddygower this ghoul. What a suck-up.

Day 3. I'm actually inspired by these submissions standing up for the principles of good lawmaking, for human rights, for the environment, for democracy (in other words, wholly against this bill) #nzpol #rsb www.youtube.com/live/BObcdLW...

I'm getting a feeling that common sense is prevailing www.youtube.com/live/BKE3w4t...

youtu.be/bOekmUdnN80 excellent documentary about astroturf fake groups like #groundswell and how they fake "popular support" for corporate practices #nzpol

I call it silencing dissent using cyberbullying. This petition calls it a breach of the cabinet manual. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/lu...

Mānawatia a Matariki! Happy Māori New Year!

A wee edit of a @domesticanimal.bsky.social cartoon. Regulatory Sandards Bill will impact far more than the TSB would have. Submissions close this coming Monday. Done yours yet? #nzpol #rsb #regulatorystandardsbill

This

www.mixcloud.com/one-uknw/ech... #musicpodcast #djmix if you got some things to get done today, put this on. Thanks one_uknw for the invite to do this

I think this is what @chrishipkins.bsky.social is missing the most. People were saying he doesn't have enough "mongrel" but i don't think that's it. He needs to be out there telling people what's important to fix the myriad problems with the country. Not waiting for people to tell him. Be a leader.

Critiquing potential coalition partners is important for sure but not bagging them like this @chrishipkins.bsky.social this isn't a critique and it's basically misinformation. TPM are definitely focused on the big issues, listen to any of their interviews.

Going live on ECOLOCATION AT 7pm twitch.tv/one_uknw/

substack.com/@mountaintui... homelessness up by 58% under this govt. That is absolutely breathtaking. #nzpol

Ardern doing the rounds, new book, interviews with Oprah, Colbert etc. Very nice but hasn't addressed the big backlash to restriction decisions late in the COVID pandemic. I wish she would just take it head on. It's the main reason she became unpopular, rightly or wrongly #nzpol

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... you don't say... I wonder if act will start making staffers sign NDAs from now on #nzpol

Latest attack from @chrishipkins.bsky.social against a potential coalition partner, clearly untrue, again. This is an example of bad leadership and only gives more credence to the current govt. Differentiating Labour is important sure... But can be done without misinformation and baseless attacks.

Auckland's Fringe Festival cancelled open.substack.com/pub/sapphia/...

Oop #nzpol #bhn #climatechange #nzbudget

In case you missed this particular line item in #nzbudget2025 #nzpol

Once again @chrishipkins.bsky.social barking up the wrong tree calling the Greens alternative budget "unrealistic". He could have mentioned their income tax policy is almost identical to Aus Labour govt's or other potential common ground. Instead he undermined a potential partner, and himself #nzpol

Judith Collins is playing culture wars. And calling the Greens immature names (when Labour and PSA said basically the same things) shows this govt is afraid of the Greens. Probably because the Greens being an extremely credible party. #nzpol #nzgreens www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The two ways i found out we have a new pope this morning @donmoyn.bsky.social @theonion.com

Less what has gone into Picton facilities, 468 million has been spent on nothing. The irex ferries would have been 550 million. #nzpol #bhn #nickynoboats www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Ironic that New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs celebrates #WorldPressFreedomDay while current Deputy PM, & Foreign Minister is one of the greatest, vocal, & growing threats to it, for years. Helps critically appreciate press freedom rankings which are slow to recognise decay in Global North.